The opponents of the prophet failed to produce the like of Quran when challenged? Can you?

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When the revelations of the Quran began, the Most Noble Messenger clearly proclaimed the Quran to be the word of God, and said it was impossible for any human being to duplicate it. If anyone disagreed, he ought to make an attempt to copy it, and should feel free to seek help from any source in doing so. None was able to take up this challenge and produce even a short surah similar to the Quran.


The Qur'an remains a book of inimitable quality, not only from a linguistic, but also from and intellectual, point of view. When Muhammad was challenged by his fellow countrymen to present a miracle, in keeping with the tradition of other prophets, he presented the Qur'an to them. The inimitability of the Qur'an is repeatedly emphasized in the Holy Book itself.

The Quran issued a challenge not only to the contemporaries of the Prophet but also to men in all ages. In order to demonstrate the incapacity and impotence of people to imitate it, it issued the following universal proclamation: “Were all mankind to come together and wish to produce the like of the Quran, they would never succeed, however much they aided each other”. (17:88)

It then modifies the challenge and reduces its scope by saying: “Do people imagine that this Quran is not from Us, and that you, O Prophet are falsely attributing to us? Tell them that if they are speaking truly they should produce ten surahs resembling the Quran, and that they are free to call on the aid of anyone but God in so doing.” (11:13)

Then, at the third stage, the scope of the challenge is reduced still further: the deniers are called on to produce only a single surah resembling the Quran: “Oh people, if you doubt the heavenly origin of this Book which We have sent down to Our servant, the Prophet, produce one surah like it.” (2:23)

A yet stronger challenge occurs in another chapter:

“Or do they say: 'He forged it'? Say: 'Bring then a sura like unto it and call [to your aid] anyone you can”. (10:38)

Since we know that some of the shorter surahs consist only of a few brief sentences, this final challenge constituted a definitive proof of the human being’s inability to imitate the Quran. Can the person of today take up the challenge of the Quran and produce a Surah like it, thereby conquering the stronghold of Islam and invalidating the claim of its Prophet?

Let us not forget that this challenge was issued to a people whose leaders were threatened by the devastating attacks of the Quran - their lives, their property, their ancient customs, their ancestors, their whole social position. If it had been at all possible for the Arabs to respond to the challenge of the Quran, they would have taken it up immediately, with the unstinting aid of the masters of eloquence that were by no means rare in that age. Thus they would have invalidated the proofs of the Quran and won an everlasting victory.

Quran has proposed a very simple challenge to those who oppose it. Why do then the deniers of prophethood choose roundabout ways, avoiding this direct method of confronting and defeating Islam? Is not because the door is firmly closed on meeting the challenge posed by the Quran?

It is not that they did not try to mute the challenge. Infact, they called into play all their resources in an effort to meet the challenge of the Quran, but all their efforts came to naught. They were unable to point even to a single error or defect in the Quran, and were obliged to admit that its words were situated on a higher plane than the thought and speech of the human being.

Answer 1

Many including myself have shown the problems with the Qu'ran. The sad fact is if a man chose to worship a goat it would be nearly impossible to convince him that his goat was not God. You can begin to seek the truth by understanding this truth must surely have existed before any man.Threfore the truth must surely have existed before Muhammad and his book. In truth it existed before Adam. If Allah is the God that existed before Muhammad the God of Abraham as he says then we would have his truth existing before Muhammad...corruption does nor work here for many reasons..All scripture prior to Muhammad is not in agreement with this new god. How can this be possible?
realisticly how could all of Allah's words have been corrupted for thousands of years? How could Allah have allowed his word to have made Allah to be a liar and a deceiver?
Seriously, the God who created everything could not keep his word for four thousand years??? The books of Moses written 1500 BC show a different God and this God does agree with the word that followed and existed for thousands of yeas and was compiled over thousands of years and all of these scriptures agree then Muhammad comes and also agrees yet his book is not in agreement with the prophets or the previous word of God. the very first scripture God gave man says this is impossible that aprophet of God must agree with his word and the words of the other prophets or this man is a flase prophet, If Allah is the God of Abraham he must be in agreement wiht the God of Abraham...The God of Abraham says so...Unless Allah is totally incompetant as a god he would surely know this as he himself taught this...This is a problem which Islam has no answer but to call the word of God corrupt...how can you insult your own God and expect people to worship him? God does not deceive people he does not mislead people he is not incompetant to talk to his people and he can absolutely keep his word.

Answer 2

No way I am reading all that. Basically, the Koran is another nice book, but if you study Muhammad's life, you will see that all of his "revelations" came at very convenient times. Whenever he didn't know how to deal with a situation. Look at the verse of the curtain, for one. He couldn't get his dinner guests to leave. Too embarrassed to ask them outright. So he has the revelation, they hear his words and go home! Verrry convenient.

Answer 3

I don't speak arabic.........however the challenge is too subjective.
Personally, I think the Vedas are the most beautiful religious text, both in imagery and style, but you may disagree.
Example:

That which hath power of motion, that which flies, or stands,
which breathes or breathes not, which, existing, shuts the eye. Wearing all forms that entity upholds the earth, and in its close consistence still is only one.
12The infinite to every side extended, the finite and the infinite
around us,
These twain Heaven's Lord divides as he advances, knowing the
past hereof and all the future
Within the womb Prajāpati is moving: he, though unseen, is
born in sundry places.
He with one half engendered all creation. What sign is there to tell us of the other?
All men behold him with the eye, but with the mind they know
not him.


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What do I win?

Answer 4

The Mormons say the same thing about their Book of Mormon. I will just be true to God and forget even the idea you hold of creating some lie to make myself look important... Jim

Answer 5

Ok i kinda glossed over some of the details but because the quran said its the best book ever written you believe it? Well this is the best post ever and none of you shall duplicate its perfection under our lord yaweh.....hmrmr....i mean yahoo

Answer 6

Can I just say... Ya Ghamar-e Bani Hashim... that is way too long... n its just 10 a.m! :D

Answer: NO ONE CAN... :)

Answer 7

i like dr. seuss better.